• Date: 5/13/2025
  Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
  Location: Principal Park
  1 Line Drive
  Des Moines, IA 50309

Bring your pooch to the game and have a dog-gone good time!

Dog Days of Summer is back! Join us at Principal Park where you and your dog can watch The Iowa Cubs take on the St. Paul Saints from seats in our pet-friendly reserved section. Once you enter the park, you and your dog can take part in a dog parade on the field (time TBD) and stop by the ARL booth to enter our raffle or treat your pup to dog ice cream! The game is at 6:38 p.m. (gates open one hour prior at 5:38 p.m.).

Ticket: $16

• Includes:
  • Admission for you and your dog
  • Dog bandana
  • Opportunity to participate in the dog parade on the field before the game
  • Enjoy FREE swag curtesy of Reyna Immerfall, State Farm agent

100% of the proceeds from each ticket sold through the ARL is donated back to pets in need. 

Register here!

We have a limited supply of tickets, so get yours while they last. Tickets are non-refundable.

Add On: Want to make the night an EXTRA tail wagging good time?

Get your pup ready for the 2025 season with these Special Edition Cubs Packages. Choose from a Cubs dog jersey and a dog cookie or a Cubs treat dispenser toy and a bag of treats!

Jerseys available in XS - 3XL (see size chart below)

Purchase here!

*Admission ticket is not included with this purchase*

Unsure on which size jersey would be best for your pup? See our size chart!

XS: 5 - 10 Ibs, Small: 10 - 18 Ibs, Medium: 18 - 29 Ibs, Large: 29 - 40 Ibs, XL: 40 - 60 Ibs, 2XL: 60 - 80 Ibs, 3XL: 80 - 120 Ibs

Gameday information:

• Gates open at 5:38 p.m., game starts at 6:38 p.m.
• Find the ARL table outside Gate B to pick up your ticket or to sign a pet waiver 
  • ALL dog owners must have a waiver filled out to enter the park
• The dog parade will take place on the field before the game (time TBD)
• Stop by the ARL booth along the concourse and treat your pup to Frosty Paws dog ice cream or to enter our raffle!

*Iowa Cub season ticket holders - You can still bring your four-legged best friend to the game, just be sure to stop by our ARL table outside Gate B on game day to sign a pet waiver*

Presenting Sponsor: 

iCubs Cashless Ballpark: 

Currently the iCubs Stadium is a cashless ballpark. Cash will not longer accepted within the ballpark. Credit and debit card transactions only. Please visit their website here for more information on their updated payment policies and procedures. 

ARL Covid-19 Information:

We ask all event attendees to practice current recommended safety guidelines. If you have questions about our COVID-19 safety measures, please contact events@arl-iowa.org 

iCubs Covid-19 Information: For Covid-19 safety guidelines, please visit the iCubs website here. We ask all event attendees to practice current recommended safety guidelines. If you have questions about our COVID-19 safety measures, please contact events@arl-iowa.org

Fine print:

We welcome friendly dogs of all sizes and breeds and their responsible owners. For the safety of your dog and others, female dogs should not be in heat and please check with your veterinarian to make sure your dog is up to date on all of its vaccinations. Dogs must be leashed and under control of their owner at all times. No retractable leashes, choke chains, or prong collars are allowed. To learn more about our policy on correction collars, visit this link.

The ARL adheres to a no-refund, no-credit policy. Once registered, if you are unable to attend, please consider your payment a tax-deductible donation. Tickets are non-refundable. 

Disclaimer: 

By entering an event or program of the ARL, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded which may be used for purposes connected to the ARL and its initiatives. Click here for more information.